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I saw a news report about smart phone flashlight apps. It seems that many of them written in China, Russia, and a few other not-so-nice countries require access to info on the phone, that something so simple has no need for. They send your info out to the bad guys.
http://www.snoopwall.com/threat-reports-10-01-2014/
snoopwall.com has a lot of info on security for your smart phone, especially Android. A very good read.
Install "privacy flashlight" by snoopwall. Available at the Play store.
Last edited by Myk Rian; 10-15-2014 at 9:10 AM.
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And if you have an iPhone, the flashlight function comes built in.
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+1... But crazy nonetheless.Originally Posted by Mike Henderson
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and if you use that flashlight your phones dead in about 2 mins. LOL
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I haven't noticed the flashlight function to be impactive to battery life on the iPhone. I don't use it for long walks in the woods so, maybe a few moments here and there. What is curious is that someone might think that one free app is any safer or more dangerous than another
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Here's my "free flashlight app"
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My iPhone is jailbroken, so this has allowed me to install an app called "Activator". It allows me to set up various functions based on things like double-pressing a button or long-holding a button, etc. One function I have set is that a double-press of the home button from just about anywhere will turn on the flashlight (camera flash). It's one of the most-used functions of my phone...
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